Mercyful Fate: Torture (1629) transcribed by: Langus : [email protected] edited by: Russ Elton : [email protected] FIND EVERY MERCYFUL FATE/KING DIAMOND SONG AND THE MOST UPDATED VERSION OF THIS SONG AT: The Tab Crypt http://republika.pl/tlange/ Date last modified: 12-07-01 PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU. Tuning: Standard Riff 1 x4 e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------| A|-----------------6-7----7-6----6-5-| E|-0-6-7--0-6-5--0------0------0-----| Riff 2 x4 e|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|---------------8-7---------------------| D|---8-9---8-7---6-5---6-5---6-5----8--7-| A|-0-6-7-0-6-5-0-----0-4-3-0-4-3-0--6--5-| E|---------------------------------------| Lead in to next section: e|--------| B|--------| G|--------| D|--2--2--| A|--2--2--| E|--0--0--| Riff 3 Guitar 1 e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|---------------------------| A|-5-7---5-7---5-7-----------| E|-----0-----0-----0-0-6-5-0-| * * * * Guitar 2 e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|-------------------8-7---| A|-------------------8-7---| E|-------------------6-5---| Riff 3a x3 e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|---------------------------| A|-5-7---5-7---5-7-----------| E|-----0-----0-----0-0-6-5-0-| * * * * "Anna......" e|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|--------------------------| D|--------------------------| A|-5-7---5-7---5-7----------| E|-----0-----0------0-0-0-0-| * * * * * * Riff 4 e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-5-----5-----8----10-----------| A|-3-----4-----6-----9-----------| E|-------------------------6-5-0-| "Some folk had seen..." Play Riff 3a "The Inquisitor..." Play Riff 4 "The sun was slowly..." Play Riff 3a (only play the first two bars) Riff 5 Guitar 1 e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|-4----7-------7--6---------| A|-2----5--5----5--4----5--4-| E|---------3------------3--2-| Guitar 2 e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|-4----7-------4--6---------| D|---------5------------5--4-| A|-2----5-------2--4---------| E|---------3------------3--2-| "Torture in the name of Christ..." Lead into next section: e|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|--------------------------| D|---------------------5--4-| A|-4--x-x--x-x--x-x--x-3--2-| E|-2--x-x--x-x--x-x--x------| Riff 6 (Solo Rhythm) x2 e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|---2-4---2-4---2-4---------| A|-----------------------3-2-| E|-2-----2-----2-----2-2-----| * * * * e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|---2-4---2-4---2-4-----------| A|-----------------------------| E|-2-----2-----2-----0-0-6-5-0-| * * * * Play Riff 3a "Sitting naked....." Play Riff 4 "Her bloody hands...." Play Riff 3a "Thumbscrews....." Play Riff 4 "To crush each...." Play Riff 3a (only play the first two bars) Play Riff 5 "Torture...." Riff 5a Guitar 1 e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|-4----7-------7--6-------5-| A|-2----5--5----5--4----5--3-| E|---------3------------3----| Guitar 2 e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|-4----7-------7--6-------5-| D|---------5------------5----| A|-2----5-------5--4-------3-| E|---------3------------3----| ".....confess!" Riff 7 e|----------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------| G|-----------------------5----2-----------| D|-----------------------5----2------5--8-| A|-3p0-0000-5p0-6p0-0000---00---0000-3--6-| E|----------------------------------------| **** **** ** **** e|--------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------5----2---------------| D|-----------------------5----2-------------8-| A|-3p0-0000-5p0-6p0-0000---00---0000-3p0-00-6-| E|--------------------------------------------| **** **** ** **** ** "Satan's mark has..." e|----------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------| G|-----------------------5----2-----------| D|-----------------------5----2------5--8-| A|-3p0-0000-5p0-6p0-0000---00---0000-3--6-| E|----------------------------------------| **** **** ** **** "They already searched......" e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|-----------------------5----2-----| D|-----------------------5----2---5-| A|-3p0-0000-5p0-6p0-0000---00---0-3-| E|----------------------------------| **** **** ** * "And it was all....." Riff 8 e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|-4-4-----------5--------------5-| A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| E|--------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * "Oh Anna here they come again..." e|------------------------| B|------------------------| G|-----------5--------5-5-| D|-----------5--------5-5-| A|-2-2-2-2-2-3--3-3-3-3-3-| E|------------------------| * * * * * * * * Riff 9 (Solo Rhythm) x2 e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|-------------4-4-4------------| A|-4-4-4-4-4---2-2-2--4-4-4-4-4-| E|-2-2-2-2-2----------2-2-2-2-2-| e|------------------------------|--------| B|------------------------------|--------| G|------------------------------|--------| D|-------------4-4-4------------|-9--8-9-| A|-4-4-4-4-4---2-2-2--4-4-4-4-4-|-7--6-7-| E|-2-2-2-2-2----------2-2-2-2-2-|--------| Riff 10 (Solo Rhythm) e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|-------------6-6-6------------| D|-6-6-6-6-6---4-4-4--6-6-6-6-6-| A|-4-4-4-4-4----------4-4-4-4-4-| E|------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------| G|-------------6-6-6-------------------------| D|-6-6-6-6-6---4-4-4--6-6-6-6-6--------------| A|-4-4-4-4-4----------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2--2-2-| E|-------------------------------------------| x2 e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------| A|-2/4-4-4-4--4-4-4--5-5-5--5\4-4-4-4--4-4-4\2-2-2-| E|-------------------------------------------------| Interlude: Guitar 1 e|----------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------| G|-7--------------------------2----------4------------| D|-7--------------5-----------2----------4------------| A|-5--------------5-----------0----------2------------| E|----------------3-----------------------------------| Guitar 2 e|-----------------12-----------------------------------| B|--------12-14-15----15--13-14-13-----14--12----12\7~~-| G|-14--14--------------------------14-------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------| Riff 3b Guitar 1 e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------| D|-2--2------8--7------8--7------8--7-| A|-2--2------8--7------8--7------8--7-| E|-0--0------6--5------6--5------6--5-| e|--------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------| D|-8--7-2------8--7-2------8--7-2------8--7-2-| A|-8--7-2------8--7-2------8--7-2------8--7-2-| E|-6--5-0------6--5-0------6--5-0------6--5-0-| "Confess, confess witch..." Guitar 2 x7 e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|---------------------------| A|-5-7---5-7---5-7-----------| E|-----0-----0-----0-0-6-5-0-| * * * * e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|-------------------------| A|-5-7---5-7---5-7---------| E|-----0-----0-----0-0-0-0-| * * * * * * Riff 11 e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|-4-4--2-4---2-4---2-4---------2-2-| A|-4-4--------------------------0-0-| E|-2-2------2-----2-----2-2-2-2-----| * * * * * * x3 e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-------2-4---2-4---------2-2-| A|-------------------------0-0-| E|-2-2-2-----2-----2-2-2-2-----| * * * * * * * * "Yes, yes, I am a witch..." Riff 12 (solo rhythm) e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-5-7---5-7---5-7---------5-5-| A|-------------------------3-3-| E|-----5-----5-----5-5-5-5-----| * * * * * * x2 e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-------5-7---5-7---------5-5-| A|-------------------------3-3-| E|-5-5-5-----5-----5-5-5-5-----| * * * * * * * * e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-------5-7---5-7---------5---| A|-------------------------3-4-| E|-5-5-5-----5-----5-5-5-5---2-| * * * * * * * * Play Riff 5 "They dropped her from the ceiling..." Riff 5b Guitar 1 e|-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------| D|-4----7-------7--6-------4---7-----7--6--4-| A|-2----5--5----5--4----5--2---5--5--5--4--2-| E|---------3------------3---------3----------| "Her arms and legs....then finally no....." Guitar 2 e|-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------| G|-4----7-------4--6-------4---7-----7--6--4-| D|---------5------------5---------5----------| A|-2----5-------2--4-------2---5-----5--4--2-| E|---------3------------3---------3----------| Ending: e|---------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------| D|-4-4--2-4---2-4---2-4---2-4---2-4---2-4---2-4--4-4-| A|-4-4-------------------------------------------4-4-| E|-2-2------2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2------2-2-| * * * * * * "...more!!" notation: ^ = bend [ ^ = half, ^^ = whole, etc. ] ^r = bend and release x = mute with fret-hand * = mute with palm-hand X\\ = pick slide h = hammer-on p = pull-off ~ = vibrato t = tap-on / = slide up \ = slide down h. = harmonics ah = artificial harmonic (9) = ghost note tm = trem picking tr = trill
